Information Quality Guidelines

The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. In accordance with the Information Quality Act, this Web site contains the Census Bureau’s Statistical Quality Standards, information quality guidelines, and procedures to seek correction of information that does not comply with the information quality guidelines.

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